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Texas university removes 'white supremacy' statues from campus

Texas university removes 'white supremacy' statues from campus | 21 Aug 2017 | The University of Texas at Austin removed four statues tied to the Confederacy from its campus on Monday, saying they had become symbols of white supremacy at a time of protests and fierce debate about race and the legacy of America's Civil War. The president of the University of Texas at Austin, Greg Fenves, said that the "horrific displays of hatred" on show in Virginia had shocked and saddened the nation...Baltimore took down four Confederate monuments last week.